As he habitually opened the jade bottle and gave it a slight shake, what he heard was not the crisp clatter of pills striking the bottle, but a sound like liquid sloshing around.
"Hm?"
As the unexpected sound rang out, the contents inevitably splashed out and landed on Xiao Yan's face, catching him completely off guard.
"...What is this?"
Xiao Yan frowned. He was not worried that it might be poison—no poison could do anything to him—but if it was some rare medicinal liquid that had been painstakingly refined, that would be rather troublesome.
Still, it did not quite seem like that either.
The woman seated before him had already fallen completely still, as though she had turned to stone.
"Why is it sweet..."
Xiao Yan muttered to himself just as a string of footsteps sounded behind him.
"Lin Dong from the Martial Realm has already left. Brother Xiao Yan should be back soon, right?"
"I wonder whether the pregnancy-preserving medicine we asked him to refine earlier is ready yet."
"But even if it is ready, she might not be willing to take it."
"It is better to be prepared. Sister Wan has confidence in herself, and it can always be left for someone else in the future."
"After all, Sister Wan's pregnancy should be about the same as that of an ordinary human woman—around ten months. There really is not much time left. A few days ago, Sister Wan even told me—"
Amid the lively chatter, Xiao Yi Xian led the others through the door, only to witness this scene.
"..."
Everyone fell into deathly silence, their gazes converging on the bewildered Xiao Yan.
Behind Xiao Yan, Yao Wan covered her face, wishing she could see absolutely nothing at this moment.
"...Brother Xiao Yan... what are you doing?"
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